Day 23 – Punta del Este
Sunday March 4 was our last full day in Uruguay. We were 1/2 way done our trip – but 6 weeks is a long time, so we were not feeling cheated.
We rose early to catch the sunrise, which was nice and Michael managed to optimize, but was not as spectacular as we had hoped for. After returning for breakfast at our apartment, we then headed off the check out the ‘tip’ of Este with it’s old church, and lighthouse. We also discovered several abandoned buildings. We suspect they were dance club type buildings and perhaps with the gentrification of the area they are no longer attracting the right demographics – or perhaps the bylaws are stricter? At any rate, they likely won’t last long – there seems to be money here, so surely someone will scoop them up and update / replace them. But for now at least, they provide great fodder for Michaels lens.
After lunch we headed to sit on the beach under an umbrella (still feeling the sun from our lengthy walk). We finally hit a nice restaurant where Michael had ‘baby beef’ – which was huge – and I had seafood spaghetti. Both were very yummy and even with wine and water our bill was about $80 – which is cheap for Punta del Este. The swank restaurant we thought about was that much per person for the meal alone – so we made a good find with this restaurant!
We sauntered around the marina a bit more, and checked out the local artisan market. It was mostly disappointing, but Michael did like the ‘cutout coins’ which involved an incredible amount of work – just not sure what you would do with one…
Then back to pack and ready ourselves for a full day of travel by bus and by ferry to Buenos Aires enroute to Iguazu!
Love the coastal sky shots. The clouds over the water, on the horizon are amazing.
How can you narrow down your photos to just these few???
Cynthia,
In truth I feel that I need to be more critical. But not all posted shots are gallery worthy but are more to help Audrey and I remember the trip.